Fatal crash profile · Model

Ram 5500

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 190
Fatal crashes: 190
Deaths inside: 19
Other deaths: 197

Between 2020 and 2024, 190 vehicles described as Ram 5500 were involved in 190 fatal crashes in the United States. 19 people died inside these vehicles and 197 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.

Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other medium and heavy trucks or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	27
2021	45
2022	35
2023	39
2024	44

Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

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Deaths

Who died in these crashes

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About one-third of the share for Ram: 25%
About 15 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	3	26
2021	7	45
2022	2	34
2023	5	37
2024	2	55

Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.

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Crash factors

Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About two-thirds of the share for Ram: 14%
About half the share for all vehicles: 19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 25 percent of the share for Ram: 14%
About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

33%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About three-quarters of the share for Ram: 43%
About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Ram 5500	Ram	All vehicles
Driver speeding	9.5%	13.7%	19.0%
Driver drinking	3.2%	13.8%	17.7%
At night	33.2%	42.9%	49.3%

Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	136
Cloudy	28
Rain	11
Fog, Smog, Smoke	5
Freezing Rain or Drizzle	1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Daylight	125
Dark - Not Lighted	31
Dark - Lighted	27
Dawn	4
Dusk	3

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes

Category	Vehicles
California	25
Texas	20
Florida	15
Georgia	10
Indiana	8
South Carolina	7
Kentucky	7
Tennessee	7
Pennsylvania	7
North Carolina	6

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Ram 5500 by model year

2022 19 crashes
2021 16 crashes
2020 26 crashes
2019 19 crashes
2018 33 crashes
2017 20 crashes
2016 16 crashes
2015 14 crashes
2014 11 crashes

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Apr 4, 2021	Malibu, Los Angeles County, California	SR-1 PACIFIC COAST HWY	1
Mar 20, 2021	Wilkes County, North Carolina	SSR-2462 COUNTRY CLUB RD EXT	1
Mar 18, 2021	Midland, Midland County, Texas	BI-20 SVC RD	1
Mar 7, 2021	Colorado County, Texas	I-10	1
Mar 5, 2021	Carroll County, Ohio	SR-9 KENSINGTON RD	1
Mar 2, 2021	San Jose, Santa Clara County, California	US-101	1
Mar 1, 2021	La Crosse, Rush County, Kansas	US-183	1
Feb 23, 2021	James City County, Virginia	SR-199/HUMELSINE PKWY	1
Feb 8, 2021	Winkler County, Texas	SR-302	2
Jan 22, 2021	Cobb County, Georgia	SR-8	1
Jan 22, 2021	San Juan County, Colorado	US-550	1
Jan 12, 2021	Gunter, Grayson County, Texas	FM 121	1
Jan 8, 2021	Hebron, Porter County, Indiana	SR-231	1
Nov 11, 2020	Eagle, Ada County, Idaho	SR-16	2
Nov 9, 2020	Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas	AUGUSTA DR	1
Nov 5, 2020	Houston, Harris County, Texas	SR-8	1
Oct 27, 2020	Riverside County, California	I-215	1
Oct 27, 2020	Sacramento County, California	I-5	1
Oct 25, 2020	Hillsborough County, Florida	SR-574	1
Oct 14, 2020	Carbon County, Wyoming	I-80 US-30 US-287	1
Oct 6, 2020	White County, Arkansas	SR-5-14	1
Oct 2, 2020	Costa Mesa, Orange County, California	HARBOR BLVD	1
Sep 15, 2020	Stone County, Missouri	CR-KEYSTONE RD	1
Sep 14, 2020	Wharton County, Texas	US-59	1
Sep 8, 2020	Sacramento, Sacramento County, California	I-5	1

Compare Ram 5500 with another vehicle

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.